| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| epic |
having to do with a long poem that tells the story of a hero or heroine. |
| exhale |
to breathe out; give out breath or vapor. |
| experiment |
to explore by trying different things. |
| fabulous |
almost impossible to believe; amazing. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| termination |
the act or an instance of ending, or the fact or condition of being ended. |
| trivial |
not valuable or important; insignificant. |
| turbulent |
marked by episodes of unrest, turmoil, violence, or the like. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |